OWINGS MILLS, Md. - The No. 3 Messiah women's soccer team controlled possession for the entirety of Tuesday night's match against the Stevenson Mustangs, cruising to a 3-0 victory. Messiah outshot the Mustangs 37-0 in the contest, putting 22 shots on target. Stevenson's keeper Keegan Caffrey finished with a career-high 19 saves, marking her first career game with a double-digit save total.

Sunny Gelnovatch got the scoring started in the 26th minute with a goal off a corner kick for the Falcons. Then just under five minutes into the second-half Gelnovatch sent a through ball ahead to Brooke Firestone, who touched a shot past the keeper to double the Messiah advantage at 2-0.

With just seven minutes remaining in the contest, Maddie Kohl created some space and unleashed a left-footed rip from 25 yards out. Her shot dipped under the crossbar and pushed the Messiah lead to the eventual 3-0 margin of victory.

With the win, the Flacons move to 9-1-0 on the season and push their conference record to 2-0-0. Messiah will next take the pitch on Saturday evening when they host the Albright Lions at 5:00 p.m.

Moments that Mattered
Messiah was held without a shot for the first 10 minutes of the match, until Brooke Firestone sent an attempt to the far post in the 11th minute. Stevenson keeper Keegan Caffrey was there for her first of 19 saves on the night.

The match remained scoreless until the the 26th minute, when Sunny Gelnovatch connected for her sixth goal of the season off a corner kick. The corner was loose in the box before Barb Foster tapped a pass to Gelnovatch, who sent a quick strike into the back of the net for the first tally of the match.

Messiah continued to pepper Keegan between the pipes, but the score remained 1-0 into the second-half. It was Gelnovatch that started the Falcons' second scoring play, forcing a turnover in the midfield. A through ball on the ground found a streaking Brooke Firestone and a one-time touch shot looked to surprise Caffrey and gave the Falcons a 2-0 advantage.

Maddie Kohl capped off the victory for Messiah with a 25-yard strike from well outside the box in the 83rd minute. Kohl created space by pushing the ball from the right-side toward the middle of the field before ripping a left-footed strike that hit the underside of the crossbar before crossing the line.

In the Box Score
Messiah registered 37 shots in the match, their second most in a contest this season (39 shots vs. Covenent, Aug. 31). By not allowing a shot against the Mustangs on Tuesday, Messiah has yet to allow a shot to a conference opponent through 180 minutes after holding Hood shotless on Saturday as well.

Through 10 games, Messiah has recorded seven shutouts and have yet to allow double-digit shots to an opponent in a game.

What's Up Next
The Falcons will next take the field against the Albright Lions on Saturday evening on Shoemaker Field at 5:00 p.m. as part of a doubleheader with the Messiah and Albright men. This season the Lions are 8-1-1 and currently 2-0-0 in the conference after a 4-1 victory over Hood this evening.